Doris Storey

Olympic athlete

1919 – 2005

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Who was Doris Storey?

Doris Storey was an English breaststroke swimmer from Leeds who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics and for England at the 1938 British Empire Games.

In 1936 she finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event having injured her arm in a fall before the final.

At the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia she won the gold medal in the 220 yards breaststroke competition. She was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 3×110 yards medley contest.

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Born
Dec 21, 1919
Leeds
Lived in
  • Leeds
Died
Oct 21, 2005

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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